Etymograph

English

hyperethical

From hyper- + ethical.

Formed from hyper- + ethical

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

English hyper-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

Ancient Greek ἦθος ‘character, moral nature’

Ancient Greek ἠθικός ‘of or for morals, moral, expressing character’

Late Latin ethicus ‘moral, ethical’

English ethical

Today it means

adj Extremely ethical.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hyperethical